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Question
What do you understand by a sole proprietorship firm?
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Solution
In a sole proprietorship form of business, the business is owned, managed and controlled by a single individual who is known as the sole proprietor. As the sole owner of the business, the proprietor becomes the single recipient of all the profits earned by the business and, in the same way, has to bear all losses.
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